Techie held hostage, sexually abused by ex-colleague

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Last Updated: Wed, Dec 23, 2015 09:17 hrs

Hyderabad: A techie, who was allegedly
confined in an apartment and sexually abused by her former
colleague, was rescued, police said today.

Acting on a complaint by the victim's brother that his
sister, who stays in Dubai, came to Hyderabad five days ago
and was confined in an apartment at Tolichowki, the 'She Team'
of the city police formed a team to rescue her, a police
release said.

"When the team reached there, the victim was found
confined in a bathroom and she was in a state of shock with
injuries on her head and face. She was rescued from the
accused, who had confined her under threat," it said.

The accused, Syed Imad Hasan (26), a private employee in
a software company and a native of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh,
developed intimacy with the victim, while she was working in
the same office, it said.

"The victim left for Dubai in September, 2015 on office
work. The accused continued to torture her on social media and
phone threatening her of uploading obscene pictures and matter
and compelled her to marry him. He forced her to leave Dubai
and came to Hyderabad and marry him at any cost," it said.

Later, he booked a return ticket for her and forced her
to come to India. She came to India five days ago to settle
the issue.

"He picked her from the airport itself and took her to
his flat situated at Toli chowki. From then onwards, he took
away her phone, passwords of her e-mail, Facebook, and started
using them in her name. She was denied access to anybody," the
release said.

The accused allegedly procured a litre bottle containing
petrol, a knife, a rope and threatened the victim and forced
her to give consent for marriage. He also allegedly tore the
passport of the victim, beat her severely on head and face and
subjected her to sexual abuse, it said.

"The victim secretly contacted one of her friends through
Facebook and texted him about her condition. He informed this
to her brother, who was in Karnataka and both approached the
She Team for help," it said.

Based on the victim's statement, the accused, the seized
material and the victim were handed over to the Humayun Nagar
police station for necessary action as per law.

A case under relevant sections of IPC was booked and the
victim was sent for medical examination.

The accused was being produced in the court along with
the remand report, the release added.